The new chief of National Reconstruction Authority, Sushil Gyewali, has over 20 years of experience in urban planning. In his previous capacity he was the executive director of the Town Development Fund. Biswas Baral and Thira L Bhusal caught up…

Bhuvan Kumar Dahal took charge of Sanima Bank Ltd as its CEO in January 2014. The bank promoted by non-resident Nepalis (NRNs) is best known for its lowest level of bad loans, balanced rise in business volume, dominance of young…

For four years senior Nepali Congress leader Minendra Rijal served as a member of the Special Committee which successfully integrated Maoist combatants into Nepal Army. His amendment proposal on constituency delineation was passed by two-third votes in the Parliament on…

Nepali Congress Vice-President Ram Chandra Poudel has been busy drumming up support for his candidacy for Party President in the upcoming 13th General Convention scheduled for the first week of March. He is also involved in negotiations with Madheshi Morcha.…

Former Finance Minister Ram Sharan Mahat was recently honored with “Best Finance Minister of the Year 2016” awarded by UK-based The Banker magazine. He won the award in both global and Asia Pacific categories. Mahat was selected for the award…

After Baburam Bhattarai severed his ties with UCPN (Maoist) on September 26, 2015, he has been campaigning for the formation of what he calls a new force, Naya Shakti. But why did he resign from the Maoist party in the…

Wolfgang Georg Arlt, director of China Outbound Tourism Research Institute (COTRI), was in Nepal recently to participate in a two-day workshop on China Outbound Tourism. Kriti Bhuju of Republica talked to Arlt to know what tourism entrepreneurs should do to…

Kedar Bhakta Mathema was head of High Level Committee on Medical Education set up to suggest reforms in medical education. The committee submitted its final report to the government back in August, 2015. The report remains largely unimplemented. The government…

Deepak Raj Joshi is the newly appointed CEO of NTB. He was appointed to the post on December 17. The post was lying vacant since Prachanda Man Shrestha retired from the post on October 31, 2011. Kriti Bhuju of Republica…

Dr Shinichi Kitaoka, Japan International Cooperation Agency's (JICA) newly-appointed president, was in Nepal for a two-day visit. He woke up at 6 am on Monday to visit Sindhupalchowk and assess damages by the April 25 earthquake. Dr Kitaoka is a…

Nepal's small and medium sized companies have growth potentials but often lack capital and skills to invest. Dolma Impact Fund (DIF), which was founded in September 2014, is helping has been providing capital and expertise to such companies. It is…

Retired Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations and author, most recently of Lost in Transition: Rebuilding Nepal from the Maoist mayhem and mega earthquake, Kul Chandra Gautam, has closely studied the federal systems of countries around the world. He…

People in urban areas have switched to electricity to cook food after LP gas became scarce because of border blockade. But they have already started facing problem after NEA increased load-shedding hours, citing low generation. The nation is facing energy…

Hyungkyoo Kim is the Country Director of KOICA in Nepal. With his wide range of knowledge on development history of Korea, he thinks that Nepal could still rise from the rubble if the government played key role in the transformation…